Joe Person exclusive: Cam Newton's father is pissed !

[Captain Obvious]

anyone else remember the graphic put up during the game showing cam's size as compared to atlanta LB's size? The NFL and broadcasters were already trying to lessen the gravity of the hit. It's sick the way they turn their collective heads when Cam is involved.

[Cookie Lyon]

7 hours ago, rbsponsel52 said:

Cams father hit on target with his comment and it is filled with truth and it is about time someone had spoken about this and made their point known. Why did his father decide to speak out on this now and not speak out on this few years ago when Cam was getting maliciously hit?.

Cam's father did speak out before.It was after that headhunting game against the Broncos. It's time for the Panthers front office to finally do the same.

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Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton didn't speak out Thursday night after being on the receiving end of several controversial hits in a 21-20 loss to the Denver Broncos, but his father was "grossly disturbed" by the officiating crew, some Broncos defenders and the league office.

"It starts with the guys who control the behavior on the field," Cecil Newton told ESPN on Friday. "I think the culprit is the mere fact that they allowed the game to get out of control. They allowed players to push the envelope to the very edge. That's my ultimate concern. Whether [league officials] want to go after them or not, fine. But I'm thinking about Cam Newton being healthy today, tomorrow and 25 or 35 years from now."

"I'm beginning to question the consistency of how games are being called -- and who they would call this particular play against versus this particular player," Newton's father said. "Was Cam treated differently from other quarterbacks? In this case, yes, he was -- clearly. Anybody who has followed the game for any length of time and has a working knowledge of how the game is to be played would agree with that statement.

 

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People throw all these jingles out there about he's mobile, he's bigger, he's more physical. There's a lot of this and that. At the end of the day, Cam deserves to be protected just like Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, Ryan Tannehill, Kirk Cousins, Andy Dalton, and the list goes on and on. I know a good hit when I see a good hit. I was a defensive player, and I played the game at the highest level as well. But when you deliberately target and when you're constantly being hit after the ball is out, I question the intent of the defensive player, and I question the official who, basically, if he does not warn them, lets the flow of the game continue."

https://abc7ny.com/sports/cecil-newton-grossly-disturbed-by-hard-hits-on-son-refs-lack-of-flags/1505285/

[Cookie Lyon]

Cecil Newton is absolutely right. This isn't fair at all.

[Khaki Lackey]

Instead of talking about fines and suspensions, Cecil should mention safety. “I thought this league was supposed to care about player safety?!”

The league doesn’t care about anything but ratings, dollars, and to some degree, their image. 

Can you imagine in Tepper called them out for their lack of concern for Cam’s safety?

That’s a buzzword they can’t ignor because it could tarnish their image and potentially hit them in the wallet.

[rippadonn]

100% correct. The NFL can't control outcomes like they want to with Cam Newton on the field. Their intentions become obvious to all.

They do not want him to actually be the best QB in the league or Panthers to ultimately succeed.

[*FreeFua*]

He and Torrey are not wrong. 

[Billy Love]

Ron Rivera should be raising hell about this. He should remind everyone how many head shots and late hits Cam has received over the years with ZERO calls on defenders. Now, a blatant head shot TARGETING and the defender receives absolute minimal punishment from the league.

[Boundary Guru]

This kind of precedence is just going to lead to teams handling it their selves. Let payback be a bitch come December.

[Mr. Scot]

46 minutes ago, Billy Love said:

Ron Rivera should be raising hell about this.

I feel like I've heard this before.

[Paintballr]

10 hours ago, rayzor said:

Cam's not ___________ for that kind of punishment.

I’ll say it. 

White enough 

[Billy Love]

9 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

I feel like I've heard this before.

You have. 

[bigdavis]

12 hours ago, h0llywood said:

Also note this is the same douche who ended Marqise Lee's season with a cheap shot. Repeat dirty offender, should be suspended 4 games.

Repeating flagrant dirty hits should be taken into consideration by the league office, and that alone should have resulted in a suspension.  To my knowledge, Thomas Davis's hit was not a repeat offense, making the difference in punishments even more egregious.  And certainly, while Torrey Smith's action (a push, c'mon!), didn't result in an expulsion from the game, the fact that he pays an equal fine  -- that's preposterous.

[Shocker]

That offsetting penalty shet after that hit was worse than somebody slapping my momma.  

And I thought Joe Person was leaving.  GTFO already.

[rippadonn]

1 hour ago, bigdavis said:

Repeating flagrant dirty hits should be taken into consideration by the league office, and that alone should have resulted in a suspension.  To my knowledge, Thomas Davis's hit was not a repeat offense, making the difference in punishments even more egregious.  And certainly, while Torrey Smith's action (a push, c'mon!), didn't result in an expulsion from the game, the fact that he pays an equal fine  -- that's preposterous.

Intentional. Slap in the face.

Disrespect. Let's take their lunch money!

Catch the damn ball and Cam would be among the greats. Too many drops prevented us from thrashing the Falcants like we should have.